Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Everything You Need To Know

I thought I'd add this today, for the backers who will be in the book. Mercury is Retrograde and so far it's been a doozy for me. I'm double-crossing my t's and double- dotting my i's. And still, it's hard to make sure communication doesn't get mucked up!
Cheers my sweet cat lovers!

Dear Backers
of Cat Scratchin’—the following is what I need from you for the book;

*Several
photos, the larger the better. They can be attached to an email, imbedded in an
email, or even via smart phone. The most important thing is that it should be
clear, focused and a LARGE file. I will work from the photos; if they are only
around 2x3 inches when viewed at 100 percent I can’t use them. That being said,
I’ve worked with some pretty blurry photos, so don’t get too anxious about
this. Email me if you have questions.

*Description
of the cat, physical and personality traits, such as eye color unusual
markings, behavior, etc. name of cat.

*How the cat
came to you (or you to the cat) Name of shelter (this is helpful because I put
a directory in the back of the book and I try to share books and a percentage
of sales with most of them)

*The story
(some of which might be the above) Using around 325-340 words you can describe
your life with the cat, what it means to you, how your life is better, (or
‘worse’ and I say that with tongue in cheek, having had a cat who coughed up
hairballs on Persian rugs on a regular basis)

*On the
story page there is room for a small photo of you, your cat or you and your
cat, please send a copy of that with this email.

*Also, how
would you like to be identified? First name? Full name? No name? In the dog
book, most opted for full name, but it’s up to you.

I am working
with two professional book designer/publishers so please don’t worry about
making your story a masterpiece, we will edit.